We had a fantastic dining experience here, made especially great by our server, Janine. Food was great, beer was delicious, atmosphere was perfect for four young kids. And Janine was awesome—she perfectly memorized our orders for a party of 9, accommodated some special requests, and checked in with us at exactly the right times.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anna Marie Friedrich - Pietrucha
Wow! The TURTLE PRETZEL BURGER(American cheese, applewood smoked bacon, field greens, Russian dressing, soft pretzel bun, fries 16) was cooked a PERFECT medium rare with a pink/red center. It is hard to find a perfectly cooked burger. The two strips of bacon were thick and cooked perfectly as well. Thank you and kudos to the cook!I could not finish the burger. This burger was so large that I got 3 meals out of it (sweet potato fries too).My son tried the IRISH NACHOS (potato crisps, bacon, Cheddar & Monterey Jack, scallions, red peppers, Guinness sour cream 11 +Add Chicken +4).He said the chips were crunchy and it was so tasty with BBQ sauce on the side. Can’t wait to try the entrees.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ggangpae
I ordered the NY strip steak medium rare with fries and my friend ordered the chicken sandwich. Afterwards we ordered traditional ice cream. Everything was amazing and our waiteress was fantastic! Delicious and worth it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Richard Carson
Overall a nice local bar/restaurant..great service..food was good..good potion size..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Scot Simpson
Every time my wife and our two little girls come to the Thirsty Turtle we always enjoy ourselves. My favorite is the knuckle sandwich. It’s delicious and I highly recommend it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daniel Kane
Kid-friendliness: High chairs that reach high top appropriately. Incredibly friendly staff. And helpful. Good place for overwhelmed dad to breathe.I’ll be back for sure
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheeseburger and Fries, Irish Nachos, Tuna Tacos
Alexa Essenfeld
Favorite menu item is the pear and goat cheese salad!! Get it, you won’t regret it :) we also love that you get cookies with your take out order!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Robert Schmidt
NO Service. Went in for a quick beer and bartender never left the service station, tending to the restaurant. Wasn’t close to being packed. Sunday afternoon around noon. No football on. Bar patrons come first if you work at the bar. Close to 10 minutes is ridiculous for a beer. Waiters walking up after I got there and got their drinks. Manager inept.
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 1
Scott W.
Always come here when I visit a friend in Cranford. Great restaurant. Knuckle sandwich is excellent. I had a duck special once which was some of the best duck I've ever had. Service is pleasant. Drink list is fine.
Jim S.
The wings were great. Cheesesteak egg rolls had some chewy pieces of meat in them not sure I would get them again. French onion soup was ok. I enjoyed the blackened salmon tacos they were great.
Terrible food and even worse service. Came for some drinks and appetizers and the nasty bartender lady with covered in tattoos gave us terrible attitude. This place has done nothing but go downhill since it opened. This was just one of many bad experiences here among our group.
Maxwell Semler ( Student )
I really like this place because the food but the pizza should be a little thicker and less cheesy because i dont like cheese but all the other foods are very good and I love to go here. Thank You, your best customer ever.,
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
SB 50*
Burgers and beers are on point!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Karina Higgi
Zeze was AMAZING!!! Her energy and spirit just lit up our weekend girls' trip...it will be one that we will always remember!! Thank you Zeze girllllllllllllll!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
kathleen M
Today was our first time at Thirsty Turtle. We had Haley as our server. She was amazing. Friendly and fun. We both had burgers and they were great. The gluten free bun didn’t fall apart like most do. We also shared the guacamole dip and chips. It was great as well. We will definitely be back!! So glad we gave it a try!
We had a fantastic dining experience here, made especially great by our server, Janine. Food was great, beer was delicious, atmosphere was perfect for four young kids. And Janine was awesome—she perfectly memorized our orders for a party of 9, accommodated some special requests, and checked in with us at exactly the right times.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wow! The TURTLE PRETZEL BURGER(American cheese, applewood smoked bacon, field greens, Russian dressing, soft pretzel bun, fries 16) was cooked a PERFECT medium rare with a pink/red center. It is hard to find a perfectly cooked burger. The two strips of bacon were thick and cooked perfectly as well. Thank you and kudos to the cook!I could not finish the burger. This burger was so large that I got 3 meals out of it (sweet potato fries too).My son tried the IRISH NACHOS (potato crisps, bacon, Cheddar & Monterey Jack, scallions, red peppers, Guinness sour cream 11 +Add Chicken +4).He said the chips were crunchy and it was so tasty with BBQ sauce on the side. Can’t wait to try the entrees.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I ordered the NY strip steak medium rare with fries and my friend ordered the chicken sandwich. Afterwards we ordered traditional ice cream. Everything was amazing and our waiteress was fantastic! Delicious and worth it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Overall a nice local bar/restaurant..great service..food was good..good potion size..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Every time my wife and our two little girls come to the Thirsty Turtle we always enjoy ourselves. My favorite is the knuckle sandwich. It’s delicious and I highly recommend it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kid-friendliness: High chairs that reach high top appropriately. Incredibly friendly staff. And helpful. Good place for overwhelmed dad to breathe.I’ll be back for sure
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheeseburger and Fries, Irish Nachos, Tuna Tacos
Favorite menu item is the pear and goat cheese salad!! Get it, you won’t regret it :) we also love that you get cookies with your take out order!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
NO Service. Went in for a quick beer and bartender never left the service station, tending to the restaurant. Wasn’t close to being packed. Sunday afternoon around noon. No football on. Bar patrons come first if you work at the bar. Close to 10 minutes is ridiculous for a beer. Waiters walking up after I got there and got their drinks. Manager inept.
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 1
Always come here when I visit a friend in Cranford. Great restaurant. Knuckle sandwich is excellent. I had a duck special once which was some of the best duck I've ever had. Service is pleasant. Drink list is fine.
The wings were great. Cheesesteak egg rolls had some chewy pieces of meat in them not sure I would get them again. French onion soup was ok. I enjoyed the blackened salmon tacos they were great.
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Terrible food and even worse service. Came for some drinks and appetizers and the nasty bartender lady with covered in tattoos gave us terrible attitude. This place has done nothing but go downhill since it opened. This was just one of many bad experiences here among our group.
I really like this place because the food but the pizza should be a little thicker and less cheesy because i dont like cheese but all the other foods are very good and I love to go here. Thank You, your best customer ever.,
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Burgers and beers are on point!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Zeze was AMAZING!!! Her energy and spirit just lit up our weekend girls' trip...it will be one that we will always remember!! Thank you Zeze girllllllllllllll!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Today was our first time at Thirsty Turtle. We had Haley as our server. She was amazing. Friendly and fun. We both had burgers and they were great. The gluten free bun didn’t fall apart like most do. We also shared the guacamole dip and chips. It was great as well. We will definitely be back!! So glad we gave it a try!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheeseburger and Fries